Barolo Castellero riserva 1979, Fratelli Barale

Name	Barolo Castellero riserva
Vintage	1979
Producer	Fratelli Barale
Appelation	Barolo DOCG riserva
Grapes	Nebbiolo
Alc./vol.	13,5%
Other info	None
Price	28,- €

Tasting notes

Deep brick-red colour. Deep for a Barolo. Much low-notes on the nose. Wet earth, asphalt. Touch florality, but little high-notes. Also some greenness and unpleasant notes of wet dog. This disappears somewhat over time. Medium bodied Barolo in the mouth. Lots of fruit for a ’79. But it seems rather unfocused. Earthy, dark notes. Some sour-cherries. Some bitter green notes that follow through the wine all the way to the finish. Good acidity. Acid-driven Barolo. Medium tannic end. Quite rustic and grainy tanninstructure. Drinkable, but disappointing for producer and wine.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: June-11

Comments (2)

'79 Barale

Hi,

I had this wine 2 or 3 years ago and it was very nice. Lots of complexity and sweetness.

Thanks
Fraser

#1 - Fraser Havens - 11/16/2011 - 20:28

Thanks

Thanks Fraser. Nice to hear that there are better bottles of this out there.

#2 - arnt egil - 11/17/2011 - 13:54

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